The crisis in academic publishing, along with its various sub-crises (the replication crisis, the procurement crisis, the AI-driven transformation of research, etc.), remains a topic of widespread debate. However, high article processing charges (APCs), oligopolistic publishing structures, and the dominance of reputation-based journals continue to shape scholarly publishing. Fortunately, there… Read more: Open Research Europe: Open-Access Publishing Platform with Open Peer Review Starting Fall 2026

You may remember last year’s Methods lab survey assessing the institute’s methodological training needs, which found that 20% of participants requested additional support in data visualization and modeling. After the success of the scientific data visualization workshop led by Dr. Ansgar Hudde in winter 2025, the Methods Lab would like… Read more: Books on Data Visualization

Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and Weizenbaum Institute gathered on May 12-13, 2026, for a workshop on digital ethnography jointly organized with the DiMES and Methods Lab. The workshop introduced the theoretical foundations of digital ethnography and explored a range of methodological approaches, including walkthrough, walk-along, and scroll-back techniques, alongside… Read more: Workshop Recap: Walking Through and Scrolling Back: Digital Ethnographic Methods for Platform Research

On April 28, 2026, researchers from the WI gathered for an engaging workshop introducing Open Paper – a next-generation content management system designed to break free from the constraints of traditional publishing formats. The session centered on a core idea: knowledge shouldn’t be confined to linear, static documents. Instead, Open… Read more: Workshop Recap: Introduction to Content Management System Open Paper